Z.C.

Z.C.

Z.C. is a graduate of Thomas Aquinas College, wife and homeschooling mother of three boys (7, 5, and 2) and a baby girl. She is chapter coordinator of the local TORCH homeschooling support group. (as of ~2000)

Our Holy Faith Series

Book cover: 'My Father and Mother on Earth and in Heaven'

My Father and Mother on Earth and in Heaven (Book One) is a small text, heavily illustrated with black-and-white drawings, designed to be a sort of "religion storybook" for first graders. The text is very brief, particularly in the beginning (when they expect first graders to have more limited reading abilities) and is well suited to discussion with a parent as well as drawing in supplemental resources, such as the full stories from the Bible. It covers beliefs and spirituality in a simple way, very appropriate for those just being introduced to their faith.

Upbringing

Author(s): 
James Stenson

Most parenting books seem to like to preach that their way is either God's way or the natural way or the positive way, leaving the reader to believe that if they do not raise their child in this manner they are either un-Christian, unnatural or negative. So it was very refreshing to come across Upbringing by James Stenson. Mr. Stenson has started two boys' high schools and been an observer of Catholic families for many years. His observations are based on his experiences with successful families. The proof is in the pudding, so to speak.